WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BG Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD) ), a company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular diagnostics, announced today that Eric Bouvier, BG Medicine's President and CEO, will be presenting at the Cowen and Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference on March 4, 2013, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, beginning at 2:10 PM Eastern Time (ET).

The webcast will be archived for 30 days following the live presentation on BG Medicine's Investor Relations website at ir.BG-medicine.com.

About BG Medicine

BG Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD) is a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular tests to address significant unmet medical needs, improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The Company has two products: the BGM Galectin-3® test for use in patients with chronic heart failure is available in the United States and Europe; and the CardioSCORE™ test for the risk prediction of major cardiovascular events will be launched in Europe in the first half of 2013. For additional information about BG Medicine, heart failure and galectin-3 testing, please visit www.bg-medicine.com and www.galectin-3.com.